167th meridian west

The meridian 167° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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167th meridian west

The 167th meridian west forms a great circle with the 13th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 167th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 167°0′W Arctic Ocean
71°48′N 167°0′W Chukchi Sea Passing just west of Point Hope, Alaska,  United States (at 68°21′N 166°50′W)
66°33′N 167°0′W Bering Sea
66°0′N 167°0′W  United States AlaskaSeward Peninsula
65°22′N 167°0′W Bering Sea
60°13′N 167°0′W  United States AlaskaNunivak Island
59°59′N 167°0′W Bering Sea
53°57′N 167°0′W  United States AlaskaUnalaska Island
53°25′N 167°0′W Pacific Ocean The meridian defines the eastern maritime boundary of the  Cook Islands from 8°0′S 167°0′W to 23°0′S 167°0′W
60°0′S 167°0′W Southern Ocean
78°28′S 167°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
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